The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Nathaniel Kahn

Writer:

Melissa Foster (writer)

Release Date:

18 July 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Mockumentary | Character Name In Title

Cast

Billy Arrowood	...	Himself - Location Scout
Adrien Brody	...	Himself
Deepak Chopra	...	Himself - Author
Johnny Depp	...	Himself
Sean Andrew Fash	...	Himself
Callum Greene	...	Himself
Adrian M. Hickman	...	Video Store Manager
Nathaniel Kahn	...	Himself
Maggie Kiley	...	Cecilia Meadows
Ilana Levine	...	Publicist
Brick Mason	...	Himself - Storyboard Artist
Griffin Newman	...	Teenage Fan
Chandler Parker	...	Javier Ortega
Sharon Pinkenson	...	Herself - Film Commissioner
Jicky Schnee	...	Jennifer
M. Night Shyamalan	...	Himself
Benjamin Smolen	...	Shyamalan fan
John F. Street	...	Himself - Mayor of Philadelphia
Greg Urban	...	Himself - Anthropology Professor

Also Known As:

M. Night: Portrait of a Filmmaker (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Blinding Edge Pictures

Trivia:

This entire film was a mocumentary that was advertised as an unauthorized bio of reclusive director M. Night Shyamalan. After going so far as Shyamalan reporting to the press that he was upset about the release of this film, many fans and journalists became upset when they later learned it was all a hoax. The Sci-fi channel released an apology a few days before release for their campaign strategies.

Movie Connections:

References Being There (1979)

Silly and Moronic

M. Night is a pretty big star. Which made me wonder why this documentary on him would be on a basic cable station. Actually, it was on one of the cable stations down towards the end that nobody watches. I used to watch it when it had MST 3000 on it. OK, you know which one? Well, after sitting through the most painful first hour of this, I realized why others passed on it. Man! This was horrible! I mean, made for 1st graders, simplistic and silly. It acts like a documentary, but in reality, it is a bunch of bad actors, working without pay, pretending to be part of M. Night's earlier life. Speaking of MST 3000, this actually would have been entertaining, had Mike and the bots gotten hold of it. However, without them, it is just humiliatingly bad. I enjoy his movies, but beware of this foul offering.